squeamish

adjective

squea·mish | \ ˈskwē-mish

Definition of squeamish

1a : easily nauseated : queasy

b : affected with nausea

2a : excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief

b : easily offended or disgusted

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Examples of squeamish in a Sentence

I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish. I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.

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The ban on public grooming exists because some people are more squeamish than others. — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, "Miss Manners: Our guests got sulky over dinner arrangements," 25 July 2019 Many big meat producers abandoned antibiotics because their customers became squeamish about eating animals stuffed with drugs. — The Economist, "Attack of the superbugs: July 2041," 5 July 2019 The day that squeamish humans—and exterminators—have long feared may have come at last: Cockroaches are becoming invincible. — Kelly Mayes, Science | AAAS, "Cockroaches may soon be unstoppable—thanks to fast-evolving insecticide resistance," 28 June 2019 Teen Wolf's Tyler Posey Explains His Tattoos To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that Unfortunately for the squeamish, the rest of Salt & Straw's Halloween-time offerings are equally . . — Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, "Salt & Straw Debuts "Dracula's Blood Pudding" Ice Cream Made With Real Blood," 4 Oct. 2018 That's often done via needle, but for those who are squeamish there's also the option of an insulin pump that functions as a partial or full artificial pancreas, Hirsch adds. — Colleen Stinchcombe, Woman's Day, "What's the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?," 10 Sep. 2018 Edwards-Anderson's husband, Greg, who grew up with hens in his hometown of Selma, Alabama, is not squeamish about turning their hens into stew when the time comes. — Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About Raising Backyard Chickens," 14 Aug. 2018 Warning: This is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. 1. — Fox News, "Chef kitchen nightmares: True gory stories from restaurants," 18 Nov. 2015 Pre-Wilson, birds were preserved in brandy, which affected their coloration; on long sea voyages, too, such preservatives were regularly drunk by none-too-squeamish seamen. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "‘Before Audubon: Alexander Wilson’s Birds of the United States’ Review: Ornithology Takes Flight," 21 May 2018

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